| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Cruce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Allan Gee (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Perry Link (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stewart Decesare (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Auburn | James Tsao inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Auburn | Perry Link is called for the reach on Tracy Cruce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Perry Link, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (PF) Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Portland | Gregory Schurman (SG) Perry Link | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Mone - foul #2 on Robert Mone, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:43 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:23 | Portland | Alexander Parker travels with the ball | 39-29 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Richard Huffaker, Thomas Mitchell, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 19:07 | Auburn | Curtis Porter clanks a shot from the baseline | 39-29 |
| 19:06 | Portland | Robert Mone pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:45 | Portland | Allan Gee misses the runner in the paint | 39-29 |
| 18:44 | Portland | Robert Mone snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 18:39 | Portland | Stewart Decesare misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 18:37 | Auburn | James Tsao grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:21 | Auburn | Allan Gee steps in front of the Tracy Cruce pass | 39-29 |
| 18:16 | Portland | Alexander Parker misses the lay-in | 39-29 |
| 18:15 | Portland | Alexander Parker hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 17:58 | Auburn | Curtis Porter misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 17:57 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Gallagher | 39-31 |
| 17:41 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce travels with the ball | 39-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), Thomas Mitchell (PF), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Curtis Porter, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Portland | Louis Biehl (PG), Chris Bush (SG), Elton Burns (SF), Larry Pavone (PF), Charles Beatty (C) Allan Gee, Gregory Schurman, Stewart Decesare, Alexander Parker, Robert Mone | |
| 17:34 | Portland | Chris Bush misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 17:33 | Portland | Charles Beatty gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 17:17 | Portland | Chris Bush misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 17:15 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Mitchell | 39-31 |
| 16:59 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 39-31 |
| 16:57 | Portland | Charles Beatty pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:55 | Portland | Louis Biehl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (SG), Curtis Porter (SF) Tracy Cruce, James Tsao | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 16:37 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-31 |
| 16:36 | Portland | Louis Biehl gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:22 | Portland | Larry Pavone makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 16:10 | Auburn | James Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Porter | 42-33 |
| 15:47 | Portland | Curtis Porter steals the ball from Chris Bush | 42-33 |
| 15:44 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the dunk | 42-33 |
| 15:42 | Portland | Larry Pavone grabs the board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Louis Biehl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chris Bush (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elton Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Pavone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Beatty (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Portland | Chris Bush can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 15:19 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Bush - foul #3 on Chris Bush, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), James Tsao (SF) James Smith, Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Portland | Allan Gee (PG), Perry Link (SG), Stewart Decesare (SF), Alexander Parker (PF), Robert Mone (C) Louis Biehl, Chris Bush, Elton Burns, Larry Pavone, Charles Beatty | |
| 15:05 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tracy Cruce | 45-33 |
| 14:45 | Portland | Robert Mone hits a fadeaway in the paint | 45-35 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Perry Link - foul #4 on Perry Link, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher (C) Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Portland | Arthur Pridemore (PG), Gregory Schurman (SG) Allan Gee, Perry Link | |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:22 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:06 | Portland | Robert Mone hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Schurman | 47-37 |
| 14:03 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski (C) Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 13:49 | Portland | Robert Mone hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Yuri Burakowski - foul #1 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 13:49 | Portland | Robert Mone makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:49 | Portland | Robert Mone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:30 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Alexander Parker | 47-39 |
| 13:28 | Portland | The rebound goes to Robert Mone | 47-39 |
| 13:10 | Portland | Gregory Schurman misses the easy layup | 47-39 |
| 13:09 | Auburn | James Tsao gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:07 | Auburn | Arthur Pridemore is called for the reach on Richard Huffaker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Pridemore, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Richard Huffaker, James Tsao, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Portland | Allan Gee (PG) Arthur Pridemore | |
| 12:53 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher loses the dribble to Alexander Parker | 47-39 |
| 12:39 | Portland | Alexander Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 12:38 | Portland | Stewart Decesare hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 12:25 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce misses long on an open shot from the left side | 47-41 |
| 12:23 | Portland | Gregory Schurman snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 12:09 | Portland | Robert Mone is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Mone, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), James Tsao (SF), Yuri Burakowski (C) Tracy Cruce, Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Portland | Louis Biehl (PG), Chris Bush (SG), Elton Burns (SF), Larry Pavone (PF) Allan Gee, Gregory Schurman, Stewart Decesare, Alexander Parker | |
| 11:55 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Huffaker | 49-41 |
| 11:34 | Portland | Larry Pavone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 11:32 | Portland | Larry Pavone grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Tsao (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 5 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Louis Biehl (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Chris Bush (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elton Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Pavone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Mone (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Portland | Chris Bush makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Louis Biehl | 49-44 |
| 11:19 | Auburn | James Smith loses the dribble to Larry Pavone in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 11:06 | Portland | Louis Biehl clanks a floater from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 11:04 | Portland | Larry Pavone tips it in | 49-46 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Biehl - foul #1 on Louis Biehl, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) James Smith, James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Portland | Allan Gee (PG), Gregory Schurman (SG), Stewart Decesare (SF), Charles Beatty (C) Louis Biehl, Chris Bush, Elton Burns, Robert Mone | |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:02 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:45 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:43 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:23 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is open and buries a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Mitchell | 51-46 |
| 10:06 | Portland | Stewart Decesare scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-48 |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Tracy Cruce and he's hacked by Allan Gee - foul #1 on Allan Gee, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (PG), James Tsao (SF) Richard Huffaker, Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Portland | Louis Biehl (PG), Chris Bush (SG), Alexander Parker (PF), Robert Mone (C) Allan Gee, Gregory Schurman, Larry Pavone, Charles Beatty | |
| 09:52 | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:33 | Portland | Louis Biehl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 09:32 | Portland | Robert Mone misses the tip | 54-48 |
| 09:30 | Auburn | The rebound goes to James Tsao | 54-48 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | James Smith can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 09:11 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski can't tip it in | 54-48 |
| 09:10 | Portland | Robert Mone grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 09:06 | Portland | Chris Bush scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stewart Decesare | 54-51 |
| 08:47 | Auburn | Yuri Burakowski lays it in | 56-51 |
| 08:23 | Portland | Alexander Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 08:21 | Auburn | James Smith grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 07:56 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 07:54 | Auburn | James Tsao snags the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | James Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Biehl - foul #2 on Louis Biehl, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Richard Huffaker (PG), Curtis Porter (SF), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Portland | Allan Gee (PG), Perry Link (SG), Elton Burns (SF), Larry Pavone (PF), Charles Beatty (C) Louis Biehl, Chris Bush, Stewart Decesare, Alexander Parker, Robert Mone | |
| 07:37 | Auburn | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:37 | Auburn | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:18 | Portland | Elton Burns is fouled on the floor by Arthur Gallagher - foul #1 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #2 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracy Cruce (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Gallagher (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Tsao (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Allan Gee (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Perry Link (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Elton Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Pavone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Beatty (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Portland | Allan Gee makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 06:46 | Auburn | Charles Beatty swats the layup by Arthur Gallagher | 57-53 |
| 06:44 | Portland | Charles Beatty snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 06:33 | Portland | Allan Gee is called for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce | |
| Subs | Portland | Alexander Parker (PF) Charles Beatty | |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Allan Gee is called for the reach on Richard Huffaker - foul #2 on Allan Gee, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:24 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:24 | Portland | Larry Pavone pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:04 | Portland | Alexander Parker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-53 |
| 06:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Thomas Mitchell | 58-53 |
| 05:58 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Cruce | 61-53 |
| 05:32 | Portland | Allan Gee is fouled on the floor by Yuri Burakowski - foul #2 on Yuri Burakowski, team foul #3 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (SG), James Tsao (PF), Arthur Gallagher (C) Tracy Cruce, Thomas Mitchell, Yuri Burakowski | |
| Subs | Portland | Arthur Pridemore (PG), Gregory Schurman (SF), Robert Mone (C) Allan Gee, Elton Burns, Larry Pavone | |
| 05:21 | Portland | Perry Link drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Perry Link is called for the reach on Richard Huffaker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Perry Link, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Thomas Mitchell (PF) Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Portland | Chris Bush (SG) Perry Link | |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:19 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:56 | Portland | Alexander Parker is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Curtis Porter (SG), Yuri Burakowski (C) James Smith, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Portland | Larry Pavone (PF) Alexander Parker | |
| 04:38 | Portland | Gregory Schurman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), Arthur Gallagher (PF) Curtis Porter, Thomas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher is hacked by Arthur Pridemore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Arthur Pridemore, team foul #12 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Portland | Allan Gee (PG) Arthur Pridemore | |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Arthur Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:25 | Portland | Allan Gee drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Schurman | 64-58 |
| 04:14 | Auburn | Allan Gee steps in front of the James Tsao pass | 64-58 |
| 04:01 | Portland | Arthur Gallagher is called for the reach on Larry Pavone - foul #2 on Arthur Gallagher, team foul #5 | 64-58 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | James Smith (SG), Curtis Porter (SF), Thomas Mitchell (PF) Tracy Cruce, James Tsao, Arthur Gallagher | |
| Subs | Portland | Elton Burns (SG), Alexander Parker (PF), Charles Beatty (C) Chris Bush, Larry Pavone, Robert Mone | |
| 03:43 | Portland | Allan Gee misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 03:41 | Auburn | Curtis Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:28 | Auburn | Elton Burns takes the ball from Thomas Mitchell | 64-58 |
| 03:21 | Portland | Alexander Parker misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 03:20 | Portland | Elton Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:08 | Portland | Gregory Schurman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 03:07 | Auburn | James Smith snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Richard Huffaker (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Curtis Porter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Mitchell (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Yuri Burakowski (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Allan Gee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Elton Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Schurman (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Alexander Parker (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Beatty (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 03:00 | Portland | Charles Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:44 | Portland | Alexander Parker scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-60 |
| 02:28 | Auburn | James Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 02:27 | Portland | Allan Gee grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 02:02 | Portland | Allan Gee makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Schurman | 64-63 |
| 01:49 | Auburn | Curtis Porter makes the wide open jumper in the paint set up by Richard Huffaker | 66-63 |
| 01:29 | Portland | Elton Burns drills a floater near the basket | 66-65 |
| 01:29 | Auburn | Auburn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Auburn | Tracy Cruce (SG), James Tsao (SF) James Smith, Curtis Porter | |
| Subs | Portland | Stewart Decesare (SF), Robert Mone (C) Elton Burns, Charles Beatty | |
| 01:13 | Auburn | James Tsao steps out of bounds on the baseline | 66-65 |
| 00:57 | Portland | Richard Huffaker steals the ball from Stewart Decesare | 66-65 |
| 00:54 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker lays it in | 68-65 |
| 00:32 | Portland | Robert Mone buries a shot in the lane | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker is hacked by Gregory Schurman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Schurman, team foul #13 | 68-67 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:29 | Auburn | Richard Huffaker misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:29 | Portland | Stewart Decesare pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:16 | Portland | Allan Gee is fouled on the floor by Richard Huffaker - foul #1 on Richard Huffaker, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| 00:14 | Portland | Thomas Mitchell denies the turnaround by Alexander Parker | 68-67 |
| 00:12 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Gee - foul #3 on Allan Gee, team foul #14 | 68-67 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Portland | Allan Gee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Tracy Cruce | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Tracy Cruce runs out the clock | 70-67 |